Synthesis Through Song

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

30 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Created by Nastasha E. Johnson, Purdue Libraries & School of Information Studies.

 

Lundstrom, K., Diekema, A.R., Leary, H., Haderlie, S., & Holliday, W. (2015). Teaching and learning information synthesis: An intervention and rubric based assessment. Communications in Information Literacy, 9(1). https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/lib_pubs/278

 

2 similarly-themed song lyrics, stapled together. Provided here are the pairs "Daughters" by John Mayer and "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones, and "Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan and "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke. 

A whiteboard or chalkboard for recording student responses.

Optional: scrap paper & writing utensils for students